## Kansas City Climbs into Top-Six Build Markets Kansas City, Missouri scored **73.6 excess power** in today's DC Hub Power Index, tying it with North Kansas City at the same 73.6 mark and placing both markets in the **top six US build opp
## Kansas City Climbs into Top-Six Build Markets
Kansas City, Missouri scored **73.6 excess power** in today's DC Hub Power Index, tying it with North Kansas City at the same 73.6 mark and placing both markets in the **top six US build opportunities**. The dual-market corridor sits in SPP's Missouri zone, where constraint ratios of 44.6% (Kansas City) and 36.8% (North Kansas City) run below Oklahoma City's 47.1% and Tulsa's 49.2%, signaling **lower transmission congestion for the same ISO footprint**.
The Kansas City metro now offers **comparable excess power to Tulsa** (76.5) while delivering **better constraint headroom than any Oklahoma market in SPP**. For hyperscalers comparing SPP corridor options, the Missouri pair presents a quieter grid profile with less line-loading risk during peak summer demand.
## What It Means for Site Selection
SPP's Missouri markets historically lagged Oklahoma in data-center adoption, but today's DCPI snapshot shows **Kansas City matching or beating Tulsa on transmission stress** while holding only 2.9 points less excess power. Developers prioritizing **lower interconnection friction** over absolute power surplus now have a numeric case for Missouri over Oklahoma—particularly for multi-building campuses that need years of predictable grid access.
The constraint delta matters most in 2027-2029: **36.8% constraint at North Kansas City** implies room for phased expansion without triggering new substation builds, while Tulsa's 49.2% suggests earlier need for utility-side upgrades. That three-year window is worth millions in avoided capex and schedule risk.
## Methodology
DC Hub's **Data Center Power Index (DCPI)** scores 323 US markets daily on excess power (generation margin vs. demand) and constraint (transmission congestion risk). The index updates every 24 hours using live ISO queue data, state regulatory filings, and facility-level builds. Kansas City's 73.6 score reflects SPP West's coal retirement surplus and modest load growth, with constraint figures drawn from SPP's 2026 transmission assessment.
Source: DC Hub Data Center Power Index (https://dchub.cloud/dcpi). Updated daily.
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